FORT MYERS, Fla. - There was a warrant out for the man who shot and killed officer Andrew Widman early Friday morning. That man was Abel Arango.

"It is the question on everyone's mind, why was convicted felon Abel Arango not behind bars after violating probation.. enabling him to kill officer Andrew Widman," says State Representative Nick Thompson (R)-Fort Myers.

Thompson says both the system and drug deals played a large role in the senseless death. "I think one of the things I can do as a State Representative is look at the processes that were followed for this drug dealer," says Thompson. "Processes that created loopholes in the law, like the amount of time it takes for warrants to be issued and allowing probation violators to post bond."

He continued, "If there is something that can be changed or modified so a person like this isn't out on the street isn't able to avoid capture by police we want to do that."

Thompson says the law isn't the only problem, it's also people who buy drugs off dealers like Arango. "The money that they gave him this drug dealer so he could carry on his lifestyle avoid police, avoid capture, go out on a Friday night and maybe even buy a gun," says Thompson.

"I think that's evidence to show that people out buying drug, it's not just a victimless crime," says Thompson. "They need to think about that."

Arango was most recently arrested in Lee County in May for selling 57 grams of cocaine to deputies.